The key to making a great dirty martini is to use high-end gin (or vodka, if you prefer) and vermouth and to add just enough olive juice to lightly flavor it. It's very easy to make the cocktail too dirty, so take it easy at first. Gather the ingredients. In a mixing glass filled with ice, pour the gin, dry vermouth, and olive juice.
Classic martinis like a dirty martini or Cosmopolitan will work great for keto. A dirty martini is made with olive juice and is salty. Salt is perfect for keto because of electrolytes, which helps cure the keto flu. Stay away from the martinis that are sweet, like chocolate martinis or drinks like Jungle Juice.
The classic gin martini is one of the best low-carb cocktails because there's no sugar in gin or vermouth and the total carb count is negligible. Many of the martini's variations are equally keto-friendly. Go for the dirty martini, perfect martini, or Gibson when you want to change things up.
How to Make a Keto Low-Carb Lemon Drop Martinis. Line the rim of a martini glass with lemon juice and then sweetener. Add ice, vodka, unsweetened lemon syrup, and fresh lemon juice to a shaker. Shake. Pour the drink into the glass.